About James Lindsay Gordon
Lived 1858 – 1904 (aged 45–46). James Lindsay Gordon was a lawyer and politician.
James Lindsay Gordon (1858-November 30, 1904) was an American lawyer who briefly served in the Virginia Senate and practiced in Virginia and New York City, where he died. He was the grandson of U.S. Congressman William F. Gordon, son of attorney and newspaper editor George Loyall Gordon (who died fighting for the Confederacy at the Battle of Malvern Hill) and nephew of James Lindsay Gordon who served in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Who was James Lindsay Gordon?
American lawyer
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James Lindsay Gordon was born in 1858 in Albemarle County.
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James Lindsay Gordon died on 30 November 1904 in New York City.
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James Lindsay Gordon was a lawyer and politician.
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